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1t has long proverbial that m, is never afhero to his servant; in

P ither words. lien kcqualntance with

he private life, of eminent pgrgqug ihows them. for the greater part, ygry like ordinary mortals.

Alexander the Great preferred tam. ng fiery and umnan cable horses p any other diversion.

chariemagne devoted much of his pare e to awlmmlnl. and easily iuistrip all who competed against [i111 in this sport.

Louis 21's frolicked diversion was catching trained piss as, fantastically iresved. they danced to music.

Cardinal Richelieu frolicked with iis cats and kittens, of which he had i large collection. ‘

Grey, the author of "An Elegy written in a Country Churchyard," isteemed itlthc acme of happiness to ie on s. sofa and read novels.

Frederick the Great found needed lest in playing with his dogs, and his last words worm. "Cover him; he i. cold." referring ‘baths hound that had placed hiancae against the hand if the dying monarch.

Richter divided his leisure about iquaily between a white spider, a lame mouse. and a squirrel.

Rossini. when be was not engaged spon mus‘ l compositions. manufac- lured macaroni, and achieved great success in that direction.

After the young couple. the min-

lsier and all the guests had arrived

for a wedding ceremony in Arniston, bcotland. recently, the groom found that he had forgotten the license, ind he. the minister and the best hen dashed five miles to a license zlerk to get the document.

ifs-A kiss is the language of love. she-Well. why ‘don't you say something.

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MEAL. and BABBIT MEAL

rox siscurrs. rurrr t wfsoassahli and RETAIL. i

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Iced and Seed Store QIIf-QII Street. ‘

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HAPPENINGS '

(Continued from Page s)

Colonel blld Mrs. gm. "m. 0f Ottawa. m spending a {aw weeks at Brackley peach,

\ O I O

The many friends of Mrs. S. C. Moore will be pleased u; near- that she has returned home-from the P. E- I- Hashim very much improved in health.

O O O ‘M. and Mrs. Harry A. White and their daughters, Beatrice gnq 5i- esnor, of Cliftondale, Mass, are vis- iting Charlottetown. the guestafiof S. A. and Mrs. MacDonald, 25 Hills- bom street. Mr. white is a son of the late Mr. A. D. White and has been away from Charlottetown for thirty years. They will viii ‘Mr. White's brother, s. r. white. at Hills River before returning home. O O O - Rev. (Dial G. C. Warren and Mrs. Warren of Fredericton, N. BL, arrived in the city on Wednesday. They were accompanied by their daughter, Miss Jean, and Dr. Warren's niece, Miss Hollies wan-en of this city who has been spending her vacation with them at their summer home in Digby 00.. N. 5.. While in Charlotte- town they will be ‘the' guests of Dr. Warren's brother, Mr. Leigh Warren. O O O Mrs. H. Lincoln MacKensie arriv- ed yesterday from New Yorlnjoin- ing her husband for three‘ weeks stay at ‘Abegweltf’ Mitchell River. Reverend and Mrs. MacKenzle plan to return to New ‘York September 6th. O‘ O O

Mrs. B. J. Lucas and Miss Muriel Lucas, of Halifax, are the welcome guests of Mrs. Lucas‘ sister, Miss Blanche Finlayson.

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Regretful farewells were said this week to Mr. and Mrs. Chrystie Jenk- ins, who left on return to Calgary‘ Wednesday after a delightful visit‘ here. i

O O a‘ Dr. Maude Abbott of Montreal. who visited. here last summer. has returned aftervfour months of trav- el in Europe. she also attended the meeting of the British Medical as- sociation in England. - O O O .

Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Hearth-ae- companied by Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Wilson, have gone on a holiday mo- tor trip w Montreal arid Toronto.‘-

Officlal announcement was made in London this week that the Duke of Gloucester, third son of the King, concurrently‘ with his ‘appointment as aide-de-camp to his father, had been placed on the half pay list of the army. This meant that the nuke. who was captain ofthefrentn Royal l-fusssrs, has’ retired from active service. Since he left the University, he has been a soldier. lhlfllll u” work of officers of‘ two regiments. to which’ he was ‘successively attach- ad, except when he was employed in other service. such as his recent mission to Japan to dccoa-atethe Emperor.

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Mrs. S. Beal and little scn Bob-

Mrs. Ewen Cameron, Elm Avenue.

are leaving this morainl 0H Iii-m"

to their home in Westmcunt; P. Q- ‘ a a a ‘

Miss Dorothea Stewart arrived home T‘ ‘ , night on a holiday visit from New York. _ .

5O O O -

Mr, J. it. Prichardgvice President of the McColl rs ntenac Oil Com- pany of. Montreal. was among the visitors ‘here ‘this week. combininl business ‘and plesaure. He was alc- companied by Mrs. ..Prichard and their son and Mr. G. It. Lunsbury. Maritime repfesentativu of the Mc- Coll Frontenacyand Mrs. Lunsbufy-

O l O - .

Mr. and Mrs. James Stevenson’ of ‘st John. compel?!“ W “"- stcvémonm sister, Miss athci fwd of Toronto.‘ arevisitiag friends in Charlottetown and New Qlasscw.

cooled. ' '. a g_ >O

London shop recently 01100“!!! Britsh twaeds foi- Goodwood and m; North. The new mltlfllil very light-weight with a fairwchcfl oh flocked dulso- Prlflwll 13*" has/chosen some in adark aurblllh brown, grayish blue‘ and dark‘ 0'“!!-

u,“ Dachau. handbags are ' made to so with "t"

suit Th" are of tweed." 5011M ‘Wm! FY1531‘ 8nd NINIIT “ ‘O1’ the

priucsu flan hsl hers aim ‘with adiviaion for a natebcok and a race- .u. g a e- ' .

m. n. music; ocular. " - ' ma: u. curl

Pthe death of her mother Mrs. Toole,

‘Princess "leery. "A l» WIPE“! Y

ggirbeeu ‘married little more than a year.

V The sympathy ’of many friends will go out to Mrs. J. A. Clark on whdifklzndly remembered. , O O O Mr; ‘ind Mrs. Murray 'MacKensie and little son. Gordon, have return- ed_ ve their home u. Woodstock, iv. B., after air-enjoyable motor trip in Charlotte wn. They were guests of Mrs. M estate's moths, Mrs. 1t‘. H. Norton, Prince St. O O O The Duke of Gloucester, serving as captain of the Tenth Royal Hus- sars, had been appointed as per- sonal aide-de-camp to his father, King George. O O O Miss Doris Sterling, daughter of Rev. John Sterling. Montague, is visiting, her college chum, Miss Ethel M. Mchellan, Chalmers Manse, Dominion, c. n. - O O O Special merchandising stres should be placed on longer skirt, length and the normal or nearly normal waistline in dresses, as the most radical changes in Fall dress styles, according to the latest New York market report of the Merchandise and Research Bureau. Pointing that the new silhouette applies chief- ly to afternoon wear. the report says ‘that possible consumer resis- tance to the longer skirt can be ov- ercome by proper salésmanship by retailers. v _ a a a Interesting necklines and neck treatments are among the new ideas promised for Fall openings, accord- ing to the comments made by Miss Ethel Boston, stylist of the organisa- tion. She cites the predlction that peplums will take on fresh impor- tance not only for dresses but for coats as well. Lace is predicted for daydreases of the simple, semi- tailored type. Marked use of ermine for coat decorations is indicated with blue fox also receiving atten- tion. Coat cuffs are assuming prom- inence and are held likely tn take novel turns. O O O “The Spanish influencsfls noted in -I'all, jewellery, indicated in col- orful beads and metal combinations. They are talking more earrings. In- dications point to a good pearl sea- son irrboth shocker and long lengths, with seed pearl novelties in favor for popular price selling. Baguette iewellerywill be outstanding. . O O O "Reptiles. particularly lizard. ap- pear to be leaders in women's shoes. Stocks of lizards are short, prices are higher- and few lmportations are in sight. -‘ ~ O O O "Chiffon handkerchiefs are still the cram‘ and the demand is bigger than ever." . »

a shoe store in Swansea. Wales, has been elected President of theWales. and_ Menmouthsh‘ n soot ‘rude: Federation, the first woman to hold that office.‘

COMMUNITY FARM PLANNED

VBEMILLION. Alta Aug. (By the ctnadian Press) Lord Pentland of Scotland, who is interested in a. ecl- onizatlon scheme of his own, in which it is proposed to Willi"! I large block of land and have the settlers work on a sort of commun- ity basis, visited the Clandonald col- onyhere recently. c 'Lo*rd Psntfand explained h e ha d in min d a central farm and the varlouagroups would work from it. l-le was greatly impressed with the progress made by the‘ Clandonald colony. Before re- turning home he will make a tour of the Peace River country.

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HIS. NELSON ACORN

Oa Sunday-morning. July 14th, a gloom‘ was csst over Poplar Point, when it was learned that Mrs. Nelson Abom- nee Florence Robertson, had passed away during the early morn-

Deceased. who was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs,‘ Milford Robertson. was in her nineteenth year. and had

Not enjoying good health in May. she dfacidad is come home, thinking the change might benefit her for a while. ‘Hopes secured good for her fe- covery. but all that medical attend- ancl-Jnd ‘kind nursing could do deemed cfno avail. and abs gradu- apy-gravr weaker- till’ on - tbs above prqtioned date, her. spirit winged ih flight ‘to the Creator.

Bra-id cf jagentla disposition. she had many friends. she leavcs- to mourn her griefstricken father and mdenen-nar husband. III.’ Nclbll acorn. Prim nose: two sister-rand thrte brothers, aiiof rcsiar Point.

. ‘marfifneral wia held ‘enlilonday. Jalfletb. at l p. m. “services were " autos». thshcme andatthe

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Jar. countable ‘and lievnmr. McLeod. . scriaioaaraunaosei-oanctcry. "rm Saturday night house dia- ing'tlte‘flansralrcat.pgipe,....._._

IMHO‘ Church, Anndnddle. by Rev.

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spoon or _ sjroarasaaorrr rasaoos ‘rsoru

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quents.

on the otherhand. with the famous Savilc Club. were clouds, of tobacco said that was a little m cigar ends. And he loathed tobacco rhchu {of his v Yet he never enioyedn dinner mote. requer. addressed to hr publisher.

"Be made a ‘delightful speech." They were lost. ‘ . i wife Lord Gladstone. "and hatold . ~ ~ - ' ms that, the savages wcfttlss best ad ever spoken to." ,

audience he h

WHILE "lwnull. m 5P?!“ mchJncrs of the Savage Club, are famous. ll Child lunched at the monastery of the Bcncdictines. Af- ter luncheon he wok out his cigar case. - -

"I don't suppose you, object to smoking here?" he said to the white- robed monk attendant. "Yes, sir,.wg do,‘ was the prompt reply. "There is a law against smok- ing in the refectory.” "Then where do these cigar and cigarette stubs come from that I see about me?" asked Child. “From men who didn't ask about the law." replied the monk, mildly.

SPEAKING of the law reminds ms of a story about ‘a lawyer who was cross examining a witness: , "You say that the fence was about l4 feet high and that you were a a - standing on the ground-not mount- ed on a ladder or anything?"

"l do," responded the witness.

"In that case," said counsel, “per- haps you will be good enough to ex- plain to the court how-it was that you, a man of five feet four. could see what happened on the other side of c. fence l4 feet high?" ' "Certainly," chirped the witness, suavely. “There was a knot hole in the fence." '

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MARCONI used to be very fond of a game of billiards-probably still is a a a -and when he was working out his wireless invention he would fre- quently call in at a favorite London billiard room for a game. It was his only relaxation. without an opponent. the manager of the room’ suggested ‘to Marconi thatyhc might enjoy a ‘game with Torn Reece. noted-profession l play- er, who had just dropped in. Marconi agreed. Taking"Reece' on one side the manager whispered to hlnl: ' "He's; a little touched in the he but dohmycu take any notice of him if he starts ‘talking about "sending telegrams without O

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wires."

ABOUT matters of dream. equip- ment. department, Cwrneral Pershing. Commander of the A. B. F. in France was exacting-painfully so to delin- It is related that Charles G. Dawes, now Ambassador at Lon- don, once noticed Pershing eyeing him ‘with mihgledlfrlendllncss, su- monition and concern" at a. road- side in France after a conference with Foch. General Dawes wonder- ed what was the matter.

PERSHING, still looking at Dawes. whispered to General Harbord, who crossed the road ‘and approached the . ’ “Hunt mun“. one; M fluture vice-Presiden‘ and Ambassa '_'As I-larbord carefully buttoned- up hay overcoat, which was open. includ- lng thehooks at the top," chuckles Dawes. ‘he murmured in my ear: "This is a devil of a job for a chief- of-Stafl. but the General told me to do it.’ "

THAT old warrior, _T. P. (Tay Pay) O'Connor, relates a curious lit- tle anecdoteabout Gladstone in his “Memories of an Old, Parliamentar- A daring. plainspoken man. meeting Gladstone after many years. had the boldness, the ‘ him to his face that he had been disappointed by his physical appear- ance. and above all, by the smallness of his head, when he had first seen him many years before.

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GLADSTONE-the splendid mag- nitude of his head was the most striking thing about him-not only took the bold statement with’ good humor, but. said: ‘

“You were quite right; my head was then small."

Then he revealed the curious fact that his head had, as life went on. steadily increased in sine and that he had to get his hatter to increase. by at least two inches. the lilo 01 his hat.

ANOTHER story about the "Grand Old Man" is this: He strongly dis- liked a teetotal dinner and-smoking Bir Wilfrid Lawsom most. rabid "tea- pot" of his day) cncelnvited Gild- swne to a political dinner, ‘file din- ner was strictly "dry." However. he rose well to the occasion and made an admirable morning,’ when _ his ' son Norbert -now Gladston asked him what hs drank. he replied rather. gruffly:

"Water, and precious little of it."

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speech.

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night, b01118

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"y, to tell a NOTING that John D. Rockefel- ler did not give his customary inter- view tc the newspaper men this year on the occasion of his ninetleth anniversary, reminds me that when Mark Twain reached his aeventisth birthday he was asked by a scribe for his recipe ‘for attaining a ripe

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They have been described ‘by Sir James Barrie in his novel "When a Man's Single," where the Savage is thinly disguised under the name of ‘The Wigram." Barrier. chapter on The Wlgram runs to seventeen pages. i O O O

BARBIE lives just around the comer from the Savage-in "Joseph Planners‘ old studio flat in the Adel- phi. Across the road was the home for many years —until he moved away recently—of George Bernard Show. Temple Thurston and a host of other literary lions are near "$811110". In the days when the Joseph Pennels lived in the Adelphi. Whistler was a constant visitor at the Pennell home.

.!T WAS there that the Pennels wrote their “Life of Whistler." While they, were working on it, there were endless and violent rows with their publisher, William Heinemann, simp- ly because he would insist on edit- ing their work, as he did with many of his authors. But they soon learn- ed how to deal with him; Mrs. Pen- nell has told how:

- “The best thing about Heinemann” Joseph Pennell would often say, "is that he has no memory." she re- calls.

"AND it was true,” chuckles Mrs. Pennell (in Frederic Whytes bio- graphy of Helnemann). "Eventual-

manuscripts or proofs. But as soon

difference." e a ' a

sic " is a whale of a novel-the pig lost his best friend. And, as some-

manners. The real nrason rnerrdo not appreciate

that ‘he is a democrat. blocmin' equal.

vetted snob"?

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DURING adolescent

Rockefeller

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ly, we seldom protested when he elaborated on the margin of the

as he was gone we rubbed out the elaborations and he never knew the

_ WHEN,W. H. Hudson. naturalist and novelist, died-his "Green Man-

a... has remarked. goodness only knows there are few enough. to speak for» the pig, In “The Book of the Naturalist," Hudson devotes a whole chapter in praise of the pig. He says that piggy's only fault is his table why the pig. is The ‘cat looks down on us. The dog looks up to us. The pig only looks on us as his

And. let’ me see. who was it that

defined a democrat as "merely an in-

the chilclrl n-offspring of

i . . "All kinds of misfortunes and de-' lays have befallcn my unlucky man-i uscripts of late." he wrote, “and; whether the public is ever to see the, end of ‘Harry lorrcquer’ is more‘ than 1 can tell." . ' ! The tragedy of these losses was, that as soon as poor Lever had wrlt- 3 ten an instalment he promptly for-; got the minor incidrnts and dia- logues and had to reconstruct them all anew. It was in the days before‘ typewriters and carbon copies, re-‘ member. O O O i THERE was one instance of ser-l vice, however, which amazed Lever.‘ While he was Consul at Spezzia, his! Dublin publisher wrote levers name}

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on a letter. but forgot to add the‘ address, Somehow‘ the missive got! ‘into the American rnsil. Reaching New York. the Post Office there promptly forwarded if, to him at, speszia. i “How anyone in New York knew} my address," he niarvelcd, 31s sir-i ficult tn explain." 1 a a a " AT a recent school examination, one of the written questions was: “What do you know about the pistles?" The most original answer came fromn twelve-year old missy who replied: "They were the wives of the Apostles." ,

BRITISH SETTLERS HAPPY ,_i

CALGARY, Alta. Aug. -'I—-(By the Canadian Press) Happy and enthusiastic in their new homes, 36 families of British settlers now are occupying cottages erected on farms in the Red Deer district. The men of the families all have had new agricultural experience and are enter. ing into the prairie life with the? greatest vigor. , The cottages are of frame con-l- struction, and stand on an acre of- gFround. They were erected under; the “ scheme" sponsored by‘ the Empire Settlement Board and. theCanadian Pacific railway. i With one stroke of a sword the, Marquis of Bath recently severed oi

River Avon at Bath, England.

Four numbers of Sir J. M. Bar» rie’: "The Clown,“ a. humorous monthly written for the scholars of Dumfries Academy, wese recently sold in London for $2,550.

‘viously had persisted. This represents

tape as the official ceremony in free- .8d all over Canada. They are not nr- ing from tolls six bridges across tho lrived at by chance. but are the dil-

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would have been necessary to span; on the care of cases in attempting i. curs them if their occurrence ha". ‘